Cat Island hunting?

Cat Island is a great place to hunt but you have to spend a little time scouting and understanding the rules. We have family land next to Cat Island and is great duck and deer hunting. Unlike a lot of other wildlife management areas there aren’t a lot of hunters everywhere you go. It is worth the effort

I drove by a couple Saturdays ago. Lots of trucks at every parking area.

Must mean there’s a lot of deer

I’ve only hunted bikinis in Smuggler’s Cove…and it’s way too cold for that right now.

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Must mean there’s a lot of deer

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Not really, it's close to Baton Rouge. It stayed flooded so long that a lot of the oaks have died. The ones that are left are in poor health and don't really drop. The water has also killed a bunch of the understory so a lot of areas are pretty open. Hopefully once the dead oaks fall it'll get thick thick again.

I live 5 minutes away from it and I rarely deer hunt it. I'd rather go a bit further north.

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for any other pointers anyone has. Thought that was the point and culture of the OB? My bad.

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Anyone hunt the Cat Island NWR recently? Is it worth the trip for deer or ducks? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

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Just asking if it is even accessible, safe to maneuver, and for any other pointers anyone has.

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pissin, rainin, baw.